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J eaxOperational /CYROSL/ANCUTLEF a
AMCUTLER-1 Trogress Feport for November and Tecember 1967, =

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A€tion Required: ler vour information, :

Reference: UFCA-€637, cated 23 Movember 1962.

Developments:

1. ASCUTLEF-1's) efforts durinp the reporting neriod were directed ‘
toward: (a) supporting the AMTAUNA operation; and (b) developing new
KUTUBE operations,

2. In support of the AMVAUNA oj; eration, he has been investipating
AMFAUNA-4, for which purpose he has interviewed seven “asons in Miami te
who presumably should have known AMPAUNA-4 but did not, and two indi- :
viduals in New York who did know him, (See UFCA-7118,)

3. AMCUTLER-1 has also reported a notential courier channel to

~ANTAUNA-1, -using: _ «
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eo, 0 Belge SARELEN Marting 005 00 MT Ome
Aye TA wh" Brazil citizen
oir ao EE Rorn ¢ 9 5
fan WOU besidence NwE Mbiscayne alvd, Miami, Fla.

Mccupation: Fmplovee of [Braz ilanfconsula teh.

and his brother

¥ G eet ws
Manuel, @ARELEH Narting =:
Prazi fad citizen
Sorn. X30°
“Residence? {, Havana, Cuba
Occupation: Officer of /Brazilian fembassyf Havana |

Once a month a -pouch passes between the frafins iar Consulate in Miami and
the Embassy in Havana, and AMCUTLER-1 has made. use,of it to send letterd
for posting in Havana to AMCUTLER-2. The two ABE LEN brothers are
personal friends of AMCUTLERK-1 and AMCUTLER-25 but AMCUTLEF-1] does not
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' “balgeve that they would yet be willing to carry or send any obvious
7° .enpionage matorial.. He does believe that they would be willing to

eurry canned good to AMCUTLER-2, and this is being explored, with the
.-Adea of concealing money, maps,etc. in the tin cans.

. &, For the purpose. of trying to develop new KUTUBE operations,
- AMCUTLER-1 has been. following up leads given him by his case officer,
{He -has. interviewed =~ ; _

from whom he obtained opérational information on the Esquive faves,
Sorea Zone, termino municipal of Candelaria, Pinar del Rio. crusS
passed AMCUTLER-] to  ~—- -
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(isis HERN NDE? ake /"E) 'e ipiest
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| ‘who gave additional information on the caves which, he said, are the

property of his brother-in-law ‘
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Anita PERRASTE’ Betanéourt (- a] Cande Lara, fear |
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“who still lives in the area. 6

5, AMCUTLER-1 reported that his friend /*Pepe" GONZALEZ, whose |
brother-in-law now resident in Spin is a son of 7 |

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2H (or Carlos PEDEMONTE Ps
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a ra bh sca. 19 ComTAC of Sub ot

hao received ward that [PEDEHOR PE. is Looking for a way to leave Cuba.¢ 7 |
ANCUTLER-2 is trying to. avelop additional information on PEDENOUTE:
oituation from/GONZALEZ~) Other than press clippings, the only JMWAVE |
N is contained in HKH-02664 of 15 April 1960.

truce on |PEDEH

6, On 22 December 196°

7 CUTLER-1 reported that he had been
invited by one oo

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of "Chique"” SKONTE Ciituba
ban citis 3 CowTact subet ger 393% 1°

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' to join a maritime expedition ainsd against tanker traffic on the south
‘const .of Cuba, with the further objective of seizing a Cuban-frigate |

i with the cooperation of its captain. Details were sent to Headquarters)
in WAVE-2749 of 22 December, in the hope that it might be poseible to |

; a tentative identification of the naval officer involved. }

"?) 9, On 28 December 1962 AMCUTLER-1 reported that he had been
informed the day before by aK ~.

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} Pedro Lui TAi Lanz | + ;
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that two individuele named . % a 7


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had just roached him with the offer to sell him some woapons

sAlegedly ng\to KUBARK which were stored on .an unidentified

ay and valued st several thousand dollars. LOPEZ and CEIJAS told
DIAZ/that an armed rdid on the key would have to be simulated 60 that
uspicion would not fall on them, and that the raid would have to be
pulled off on aithe e night of 25 Decomber or 31 Decombergwhen one
ie would be on guard duty at the key. (Braz d
turned down the offer. \ JMWAVE file checks showed that tha two sien
were indead.of interest\to KUBARK, and that AMTABBY Underwater

Denolition Team was poss\ibly involved. Appropriate defensive measures |

were immediately taken. . ;
Sub. of 201-999seS wah ef fer To SELL him

Froduction: nye Te US G00 Ag paty,

8. The following reports were disseminated during the period:

UFG-1955 "Reaction to Current Crisis within Cuba"

UFG-2098 "Possible Military Use of Caves near Trinidad,
Las Villas"

UFG=2143 "Identification of Two Caves near Trinidad,
Las Villas Which Could be Used for
Military. Purposes"

UFGT-2823 "Passenger Manifests for Flights to & From Cuba". | e

Costs:

9. The following expenses were incurred during the period on

behalf of the operation:

Two months’ salary $500.00
Use of POV . $0.00
Meeting expenses 26622
Future Plans

10. No change.
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